Poultry, game, or bird rearing apparatus, partly applicable to hatching apparatus.



7 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

HATGHING APPARATUS. APPLICATION FILED DQT. 26, 1901.

PINO. 740,728. L

R., s. H., M. L. G. B., M. H.. s. H. .L J. YOUDR. POULPRY, GAME, 0R BIRD RRARING APPARATUS, PARTLY APPLICABLE To N0 MODL.

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R., S. H., M. L. G. E., M. H., S. H. & J. YOUDE. POULTRY, GAME, 0R BIRD BEARING APPARATUS, PARTLY APPLICABLE TO HATGHNG APPARATUS.

APPLIUATION FILED 0012.25, 1901. N0 MODEL. v'I SHEETS-SHBBT 2.

110.740,728. Y 1 PATLNTED 00T.s,19o3.

. L., s.. M. L. G. E., M. H., s. H. A J. Y-GUDP. POUL'PM,` GAME., OPA-BILD BEARING APPARATUS.PARTLY APPLICABLE To A Y HATGHING APPARATUS.

K APPLIOATION FILED 00T. 25, 1901. N0 MODEL. 7 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

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No. 740,728, PATENTED UGT. 6, `1903.

v R., S. H., M. L. G. E., M. H. L J. `YOUDEL 'POULTRY, GAME, 0R BIRD BEARING ABEAMTUS, PARTLY' APPLICABLE 'I0 A HATGHING; ARHAMTUS.,

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HATGHING APPARATUS. APBL'AGAYTIONIIILEVD QUT. 25. 1901.

. No. 740,728. PHTHNTHH 00T.6,19o3.

H., s. H., M. HH.A H., M. H., s. H. H J. YOUDH. l POULTHY, GAMB, 0H HIHH HHAHIHG APPARATUS, PARTLY APPLICHBLH To HATCHING APPARATUS. -1

APPLICATION -FILED 601225, 1901.

'7 SHEETS-SHEET 8.

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150,740,728. Y PATENTED 00T. 6,1903.

' f R.,. s. H., M. L.. G. E., M.-H., s. H. E J. YOUDE. POULTRY, GAMB, 0R BIRD BEARING APPARATUS, PARTLY APELIUABLBTO HATCHING APPARATUS.

' APPLICATION ILED UGT. 25, 1901. ,NO MODEL. 'A SHEETS-SHEET 7.

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UNrran STATES Patented October 6, 1903.

'PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT YOUDE, SARAH H. YOUIDE, MARY L. G. E. YOUDE, MARY H. YOUDE, SARAH H. YOUDE, ANDJESSIE YOUDE, OF LIVERPOOL,

` ENGLAND.

POULTRY, GAM, DR BIRD HEARING APPARATUS, PARTLY APPLICABI TO HATCHING APPARATUS.

srncrrrca'rrorr forming part of letters Patent No.' 740,728, dated october e, 1903.

Application fil-ed October 25, 1901. Serial No. 79.923. (No model.)

and for hatching same; and it has more par` ticularly for its object and effect to generally improve apparatus of this kind,as hereinafter described, whereby (among other things) the proportion of chickens or young birds successfully reared by them shall be greater than that at present produced by the apparatus commonly employed and at the same time generally to provide better methods of or means for working and using such apparatus.

However, the invention has further objects and effects, as are hereinafter specified orV comprised in the description of the severah parts and characteristics of the invention.

The invention will be first described asapplied to the rearing of chickens or young birds which, say, have been hatched from eggs in artificial hatchers or incubators.

Inmost cases the young birds may be taken from' the incubator directly or soon after they are hatched and reared and cared for in this apparatus from this time to the time they are old enough to livewithout artiicial warmth.

The invention will be described with the aid of the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings, Figure l is alongitudinal section and Fig. 2 across-section at A A, Fig.

i, showing the general construction and arrangement of parts ofthe bird-rearer according to this invention. Fig. 3' is a plan in section of the heating apparatus of the rearer, and Figs. a and 5 are longitudinal section at A A and crossisection at B B, Fig. 3, of same. Fig. G is a transverse section showing a combined hatcher and rearer according to this invention, and Fig. 7 is a longitudinal section, and Fig. 8 is a plan in section through saine. Fig. 9 is an outside side elevation, and Fig. 10 is an outside plan, of the combined batcher and .rearer. Figs. 1l and l2 are respectively plan and cross-section through a hatch er device adapted to be used in combination with the rearer shown in Figs. l and 2.

The bird-rearer shown in Figs. l to 5 will be first described. In this rearer the distance between the floor on which the birds walk and rest andthe artiiicial warming device or vessel is expandible and adjustable, whereby as the birds grow the distance the heating vessel is above them may be made such that they get the required warmth as they grow-in fact while they are quite young and as they get older and bigger. In the drawings this floor is designated cand the warming vessel ZJ. The vessel b is adapted to be raised or adjusted upward and downward mechanically by screws b', operated by gearing above and working and meshing in nuts in the plate b2, which is connected to the vessel b by the suspension-bars b3. The upper ends of the screw-rods c have spur-pinions c fixed upon them, and these pinions mesh with-a central operating spurwheel c, which'is connected with and operated by the'hand actuating-wheel c2. The wheels c and c2 are mounted on a central tubular column d, fixed on the bottom of the vessel b, and this tube constitutes also a ventilator to the space below the vessel. The tubular column d and the screw-rods h are supported and guided at their upper ends by the frame c, forming a general Aroof to the chamber in which the heater b is disposed. The ends of this chamber consist of plates f, secured to the ends of the rootl e, from the lower part of which are suspended two flaps f' f2, f' being supported fromf by suspensionhooks f 3 andthe lower lapf2 being supported from f by hooks f4. There are two sets of these flaps f f2 on either side of the center,

their inner edges being some distance apart,

leaving a space f5 for the chicks to pass in and out` The frame or roof e has wheels e',

which rest on rails c2 on the upper edges of the stationary bars g, forming part of the sides of the apparatus. This construction IOO enables the heater b and parts connected with it and roof e and'ends f to be moved longitudinally, as hereinafter described. e

The flaps f/ f2 at each end of the roof' e have connected with them a door f6 in two parts connected together by links f7, and this door is supported from a bar f8 on the plate f by links fg, and upon this bar the door is adapted to be slid, so as to cover more orless or completely cover or uncover the ingress and egress aperture f5, as required.

There are three sections or parts of the complete apparatus, which are generally designated A, B, and C; and the main sides of the frame of the apparatus, which are stationary, consist of upright metal bars h, upright internal metal bars h', and wood longitud-inal boards h2, 7a3, and g. Section A is that in which the heating apparatus is normally placed and the warmed rearing chamber proper is located; but the roof e and all the heating parts are capable of being moved longitudinally into section B or section C when desired, and the outer pitched roof proper, 7l, is also capable of being moved longitudinally into section B or section C, it being provided with wheels t', which run on rails '112 on the frame-boards h3 for this purpose. The roof i itself is made smaller than those of the section's C and B, which overlap it, to enable this to be done. The sides g of section A, below the boards g, are movable longitudinally, being supported by the wheels g2 on their lower edges, which run on rails g3, and they are guided at their upper edges by the boards g. The boards g and the sliding parts g form the sides of t-he section A and are wholly disposed within the sides of the end sections B and C. The sides of these latter sections B and C are similarly formed to those of A-n amely, they comprise the fixed boards h3at their upper part and the longitudinallymovable sides h, these sides h4 having rollers h5 running on rails h, their upper edges being guided by the boards h3. Thus access can be had to the interior of the sections A, B, or C when desired by sliding these sliding portions g or hf* longitudinally, and these side parts g and h4 are provided with glass windows g5 and ZL?, respectively, to give light to the interior of the apparatus.

The body serving as the heating medium, as shown in the drawings, is adapted to be heated by oil-lampsj. ported in cases j', detachably secured on the vessel Z), and these cases are disposed partly within the boxes jg, fixed on the under side 'of the floor a. The bottom of the cases j rest on false bottoms or plates js, which are normally pressed upward by springs 74, `and when the lamps are raised u p out of the boxes jz the plates ji are stopped from being pressed out of the lamp-apertures in the floor a, and held by suitable projections at the edges of theseapertures, and thus they lill up the apertures and prevent the chicks tumbling into the boxes f.

These lamps j are sup- Vhen the lamps are in their normal position,the spaces between the floor-aperture and the lamp-cases j are covered by angle-bar rings j, carried by and adapted to slide loosely up and down on the case y. These rings normally rest in the position shown- 'L'. e., on the oor-so long as the lamp-cases j or the lower' part of same are below the floor-level. The lamp-cases j at their sides are provided with flanges j, which work in slides f, fixed on the bottom of the vessel b. By this the cases j', with their lamps, can be slid into position under the heater Z) or taken away as and when desired, when the vessel b is raised up and the cases stand above the floor-level.

When the heating vessel Z9 is raised to its highest position,the lamp-cases j will be clear and stand above the level of the floor d. In this condition of parts the vessel Z9 and roof e and the part-s connected with them can be moved bodily along the rails e2 in one direction or the other into section B or C, and if this is done and the roof t' is also run along the rails t2 under the fixed roof 7c of sections B and C free access is had to the section A and its floor and also to the interior of one or other of sections B C. To gain access to the mechanism for raising or lowering the heater b and lifting the lamp-cases out of their recesses or chambers, the roof z' is first run under one of the roofs la.

Vith regard to the heating fines, regulators, and parts of the heating vessel or tank b these will be now described.

In the Water tank or vessel b, directly over the burnerj8 of each of the lamps j, there is a chamber or recess Z, into which the products of combustion of the lamp directly pass, and this chamber is continued laterally and the gases pass from this recess Z directly to a passage Z', immediately above which there is a valve-box Z2, having a valve I3, horizontally pivoted at Z4 on its floor and about which pivot it is adapted to move downward when it is desired to by-pass the products of combustion, so that its lower edge touches the bottom of the passage Z and completely closes it. Normally, however, the valve Za is closed on the floor of box Z2, as in the position shown, and the gases of combustion pass from Z directly into the due-pipe Zi", which traverses a portion of the vessel b and is immersed in the Water therein. The other end of the pipe Z5 enters a closed chamber Z, which is parallel with but separate from the passage IQ and passes up through the roof of this chamber into the box Z2 and then through the roof of this box and up through the apparatus and the roof e of section A. This vertical portion is designated Z7 and constitutes a chimney. At a point within the box Z2 this pipe is provided with an aperture Z8, which is the gas-ingress to the pipe within the box Z2 when the valve Z3 closes the passage Z; but under normal conditions when the valve Z3 is closed the aperture Z8 performs no function.

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pipe or flue in the chamber Z2, and finally up thel chimney Z7, out into the upper part ot the apparatus. Vhen, however, the heat of the water in the vessel h is above that required and the valveZ3 is moved about its hinge Z4 by the thermostat, so as to close the passage Z', the gases of combustion of the lamp pass directly from the chamber Z up through an opening in the lioor of the box Z2 (normally covered by the valve Z3) and into the box Z2, whence they pass directly into the chimney Z7 through the entrance-aperture Z8 within this box. By the gases being so by-passedthe temperature of the water in vessel Z) will fall, and when it reaches the required degree the thermostat will again allow the valve Z3 to close the gas-passage to the box Z2 (a weight ZSX normally pressing this valve into this position) and reopen the passage Z".

Each of the heating-lamps has a heating system identical with that just described in connection with it and constitutes a separate and distinct heating system. The thermostat will be preferably of the well-known capsule type, (designated generally by the letter om) and it acts on the valve Z3 through a rod m, a lever fm2, connected to m and Eulcrumed at m3, and a connecting-wire m4, connecting the free end of in? with the valve Z3.

'Vith regard to the sections B and@ the outer ends are inclosed by a wall 7c', beyond which the usual run will be provided and which will be in communication with the space below the door, which in itselt1 constitutes a run for the chicks.

The combi ned rearer and hatcherillustrated in Figs. 6 to 10, inclusive, we now describe. Generally in these iigures the same letters of reference are used to denote the same or similar parts which exist in the apparatus illustrated in Figs. l to 5. This apparatus comprises the heating vessel, which has heating lamps, chambers, and lues for the passage of the heating-gases identical with those set forth with referen ce to Figs. l to 5, and consequently description of these is not necessary. The water vessel in this case consists of mainly two parts-the `lower part Z7 and an upper similar part hX. Between thesetwo parts is a series of parallel rollers p for supporting the eggs, and in connection with these rollers there is provided an operatinggear, an automatic trap mechanism for passing the hatched chicks from thehatching-space to the rearingiioor a below the vessel h, Land also an automatic water-s upply for providing vapor to the hatching-chamber and the usual air-ventilators.

The upper part 12X of the water vessel l forinsaheated roof to the hatching-chamber, and it is connected "to the lower part h by hollowr walls o', forming end water-communicating chambers between the vessels ZJ and hX. The vessels h bx are also connected by a vertical connection on water-wall o3, forming a division in the center of the hatching-cham` ber, and by water-conduits o2 around the gasboxes Z2. The water is heated by the lamps j and fines Z5 in the vessel Z9, as in the apparatus described with reference to Figs. l to 5, and it circulates from the vessel b through the waterways or connections o2 03 to the up-v per vessel hX and back to ZJ bythe end ways o. The egg-carrying rollers p are supported by plates or frames p at either side and running the whole length of the hatching-chambers, and they are driven by hand-actuated roller p2, above the water vessel bx, and endless cords 103 which pass around the rollers p2, around pulleys p4 at each angle of the hatching-chambers, and around the ends of each of the rollers p. The roller p2 is given half a turn by a hand operating-crank p5, which works between two stops pf* on the frame of the apparatus. set of these parts provided in connection with each end chamber; but the gearing is connected together by endless bands or cords p7 passing from one roller p2 to the other roller belonging to the other end chamber. By giving the crank p5 half a revolution all the rollers p will be revolved the required amount, and so turn the eggs over in the Anecessary way. All the parts above described of the hatching portion of this combined hatcher and rearer are inclosed in a wooden casingv q at the sides and ends, which is supported mainly by the open wooden frame q on the top of the upper'water vessel hX. Air is supplied to the hatching-chamber by tubes fr, extending through vessel b, which admit air onto the upper side of this chamber, and this air is diffused by the perforated rings r', into which the air from the tubes r passes, and by the perforated metal floor-plate r2 and textile or cloth covering r3 upon it. These air-inlets are distributed over the bottom of the apparatus, as shown in Figs. 7 and 8, and distribute the air under the floor r2 and equally over the eggs bythe perforated iioor r2 and cloth or textile coveringr WSL The air in passing through the tubes o" and over the surface of the roof of the vessel. Z) is warmed prior to coming in contact with the eggs. The .ventilation-outlets consist of the horizontal tubes s in the upper part of the sides and ends of the hatchingchamber, they being covered With gauze to avoid draft, andalso of vertical tubes s", extending irom the under side of the upper water vessel hX through the top of the apparatus. These tubes s/ also serve as stop devices to the elevation of the heating appliances-namely, they are so disposed that they stand above -the actuating rollers or parts p2 and come in contact with the roof or frame e of the apparatus in its upward movement by the raising There is a complete IOC IOC

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and lowering gear, and so limit this movement. The elevating threaded rods b in this case are xed at their lower ends to the frame q, while the bosses of the cog-wheel c are internally threaded and mesh with the threads of b', so that When they are turned they raise these rods and with them the combined hatching and rearing or heating parts up. To provide moisture to the atmosphere of the hatching-chamber, a vessel t is provided in it, containing' sand or analogous material and having a perforated cover t, and to this vessel water is supplied bya pipe t2 on a water-containing tank t3, a certain quantity of water being supplied from this tank t3 through the pipe t2 to the sand by the actuation of the egg-turning roller p2 through a band t4, worked from this roller p2 and driving' a wheel t". By the contact of the air with the moistened or wet sand or material in the vessel t it will become suitably moistened. the young birds to automatically pass from the hatchin g-chamber to the rearin g-chamb er consists of two sets of double trap-doors u, hinged at u and disposed Within a casing or chamber u2, and a glazed window o in the side of case q, immediately adjacent to these trapdoors. In action when the bird comes out of the shell it is attracted by the light from the window o and walks onto the upper traps u, which are level with the rollers p, and by` its weight these traps will be opened, and it will then fall onto the lower traps u, which will open similarly and discharge the bird onto the floor a. These traps are normally kept closed by their counterbalance-weights a3, and being double they prevent any rush of air into the hatching-chamber. The birds fall onto the iioor a directly below the vessel b and of course at once come under the warming influence of the vessel b above them and are therefore commenced to be reared or brooded directly after they are hatched. The regulation of the temperature is effected in the same way as set forth with reference to Figs. l to 5, except that the capsule device Im is disposed within the hatching-chamber, and this will regulate the temperature within the hatching-chamber as well as that in the rearing-chamber under the vessel b.

The construction of the combined hatcher and rearer, where the hatching portion is adapted to be used in connection with and under the vessel b, wherein the eggs are to be heated from above only, is illustrated in Figs. ll and l2; but in general character the means of supporting and turning the eggs is the same as that substantially set forth with relj'- erence to Figs. 6 to lO. Referring to these Figs. 11 and l2, the hatching portion is in the form oi' a movable drawer or lidless box, (designated 10,) in which the egg-supporting rollers p are disposed. This box or drawer will fit under the vessel ZJ of Figs. 'l and 2, between the two lamp-cases j', and by sliding the movable doors g/ or one of them out of way longitudinally in the manner above de- The means of causingscribed this box or drawer w can be slid into position under the vessel b and taken out, the bottom of the vessel b resting on the top of the box or drawer or being close to it. The rollers p are rotated in this case by the cord p3, passing around end rollers or pulleys p1", outside their supporting plate or bearings 19', and by a handle p11. Air is distributed to the eggs byperforated metal and cloth iloors r2, (shown in dotted lines in Fig. 12,) and the air passes to this distributingioor through apertures T5 in either end of the 'drawer or box w. This air also passes over sand or other material charged with Water contained in the boxes t in each corner of the drawer or box and becomes humidied. The outlets s for air are disposed along the sides of the box at the top. In this case the chicks can be taken out by hand from the hatching drawer or box by raising the vessel b, and when they are taken out they are put on the floor Ct 'and Linder the ends of the vessel b, so that they come under the iniiuence of the rearer. The flaps on the end plates or walls fof the hatching or rearing chamber prevent the birds being hurt when the heating apparatus and its carrying parts are moved into the chamber B or C.

Vhat is claimed in respect of the hereindescribed invention is-.-

l. A bird-rearing apparatus comprising a floor a, on which the birds rest; a hollow heating vessel b containing water above said oor, and constituting a heat-radiating roof; a heating-lamp attached to the under side of said vessel; a flue-pipe passing through the water of said vessel, through which the heating-gases from the lamp pass; means above said vessel and connected with same, for raising and lowering it in relation to the floor; and a thermostat located in the water of the vessel, and subject to the heat thereof for controlling the flow of heated products through the ue; substantially as described.

2. A bird-rearing apparatus comprising a oor on which the birds rest; an artificiallyheated vessel or body above it, adapted to heat the backs of the birds; raising and lowering mechanism connected with and above said vessel or body for moving same vertically; a carriage above the vessel or body adapted to carry the raising and lowering means; and horizontal supporting rails, adapted to support said carriage, and permit it to be moved longitudinally along said rails.

3. A bird-rearing apparatus comprising a floor on which the birds rest, an artificiallyheated vessel or body above it, adapted to heat the backs of the birds, raising and lowering mechanism connected with and above said body or vessel for moving said vessel vertically; a carriage above the vessel or body adapted to carry the vertical adjusting means, horizontal supporting-rails, adapted to support said carriage; and end walls supported from said carriage, inclosing the heating vessel or body and rearing-chamber, and adapted IOS IIO

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yto be moved with said carriage and vessel or body; substantially as described.

Il. A bird-rearing apparatus comprising a Iioor on which the birds rest; an artificiallyheated vessel or body above it, adapted to heat the backs of the birds; raising and lowering mechanism connected with and above said body or vessel for moving said vesselv vertically; a carriage above the vessel or body adapted to carry the vertical adjusting means and horizontal supporting-rails, adapted to support said carriage; and wheels supported on the carriage adapted to run on the rails; substantially as described. v

5. A bird-rearing apparatus comprising a floor on which the birds rest; and an artiiicially-heated vessel or body above it, adapted to heat the backs of the birds, said heating body or vessel being vertically adjustable in relation to the door, whereby the vertical distance above said floor can be increased and varied; raising and lowering means connected with said vessel or body, for moving it vertically up and down; a carriage above said vessel carrying the adjusting mechanism; longitudinal rails supporting said carriage, on which it can be moved longitudinally; a longitudinally-sliding roof i over said carriage and parts, having suppporting-wheels and rails along which said roof-wheels are adapted to run; substantially Vas described.

G. A bird-rearing apparatus comprising a door on which the birds rest; an artificiallyheated vessel or body above it, adapted to heat the backs of the birds, raising and lowering mechanism 'connected with said heated vessel or body; a roof above said vessel or body; and vertical walls f connected with the end of said roof, having loosely-suspended lower portions, said walls f and'suspended parts forming the end to the rearing-chamber; substantially as described.

7. A bird hatching and rearing apparatus, comprising an artificially-heated vessel or body above the floor; raising and lowering mechanism connected with said vessel or body for adjusting it vertically; egg-supporting rollers above, and connected with, and adapted to be moved with said vessel or body; a casing inclosing said rollers; and an automatic trap connected with said rollers, for allowing the hatched birds to fall down, and beneath the said heating vessel or body; substantially as described.

S. A bird hatching and rearing apparatus comprising an artificially-heated vessel or body above the iioor; raising and lowering mechanism connected with said vessel or body for adjusting it vertically; egg-supporting c rollers above and adapted to be moved with the egg-supporting rollers,for operating same,

and turning the eggs; substantially as described. Y

l0. A bird hatching and rearing apparatus, comprising an artiiiciallyheated vessel or body above the floor, consisting of two parallel portions one above the other; raising and lowering mechanism connected with said vessel or body for adjusting it vertically; eggsupporting rollers within the space between 'said two parallel portions ofthe said vessel or body, and adapted to be moved with same; and a casing inclosing said rollers; substantially as described.

ll. Ina bird rearing or hatching apparatus, the combination of floor a; a heating vessel b; filled with water and adapted to be heated artificially; a roof e, above said vessel; winding mechanism carried on said roof c, and connected with the vessel b, and adapted to raise and lower same; substantially as described.

l2. In a bird rearing or hatching apparatus, the combination of floor a; a heating vessel l); lled with water and adapted to be heated articially; a roof e above said vessel; a plurality of toothed wheels on said roof; actuating means also supported bysaid roof e, and

adapted to actuate said toothed wheels; and

a vertical screw-threaded rod, connected with each of said toothed wheels and the vessel b, and adapted to raise and lower same when they are revolved by said actuating means; substantially as described.

13. In a bird rearing or hatching apparatus, the combination of floor a; a heating vessel b, illed with water, and adapted to be heated artificially; a roof e, above said vessel; winding mechanism carried by said roof e, and connected with the vessel b, and adapted to raise and lower said vessel; side walls comprising portions g and moving portions g5;

and end walls f, having freel f suspended lower portions, and connected with and supported from said roof e; substantially as dcscribed.

14. In a bird rearing or hatching apparatus, the combination ofy door a; a heating vessel h, iilled with water and adapted to be heated artiiicially; a roof e, above said vessel; winding mechanism carried by said roof e, and connected with the vessel b, and adapted to raise and lower said vessel; and a lamp j carried by said vessel b, on its under side, and

adapted to move with same; substantially as described.

l5. In a bird rearing or hatching apparatus, the combination of iioor a; a heating vessel l),

filled with water and adapted to be heated artificially; a roof e, above said vessel; winding mechanism carried by said roof e, and connected with the vessel b, and adapted to raise 'and lower said vessel; a detachable lamp-ease j carried by said vessel b on its under side, and adapted-to move with saine; a lanipj carried by and in said lamp case; and a box 7'2 fitted in the floor a, in which said lamp-casey" is disposed and Works; substantially as described.

16. In a bird rearing or hatching,` apparatus, the combination of iioor a; a heating vessel b, lled with Water and adapted to be heated artificially; a roof e, above said vessel; winding mechanism carried by said roof e, and connected with the vessel b, and adapted to raise and lower said vessel; a lamp j carried by said vessel b, on its under side, and adapted to move with same; a Hue b5 for the heating-gases in said vessel; a chimney Z7; a valve Z3 for controlling the IioW of heating gases either throughsaid iue or direct to said chimney; and a thermostat connected with said vessel, and with the valvefor operating same;

ROBERT YOUDE. SARAH II. YOUDE. MARY L. G. E.YOUDE. MARY Il. YQUDE. SARAH II. YOUDE. JESSIE YOUDE.

Vitnesses:

JoHN IIINDLEY WALKER, LEONARD SRAWLEY. 

